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Learning from Data for ImprovementThe Health Care Data Guide is designed to help students and professionals build a skill set specific to using data for improvement of health care processes and systems. Even experienced data users will find valuable resources among the tools and cases that enrich The Health Care Data Guide. Practical and...

Techniques and ApplicationsThoroughly revised and updated for Excel®, this second edition of Quantitative Methods in Health Care Management offers a comprehensive introduction to quantitative methods and techniques for the student or new administrator. Its broad range of practical methods and analysis spans operational, tactical, and strategic...

"e; . . . an excellent primer for undergraduates and graduate students interested in vulnerable populations and health disparities."e; -- New England Journal of Medicine, July 7, 2005"e;I have reviewed a number of books looking for meaningful content to help my students understand and work with vulnerable populations. This is the most...

A Foundation for Contemporary Health Education PracticeDerryberry's Educating for Health includes the complete original text of his classic book with new chapters by current experts and teachers in the field of health education and promotion. The book is organized into six sections: Linking Statistical Methods to Health Education, Education As a...

Evaluating Public and Community Health ProgramsEvaluating Public and Community Health Programs combines an introduction to public and community health program evaluation with a detailed survey of methods in community assessment, planning, program design, quantitative and qualitative data collection, data analysis, and reporting of findings. The...

A Comprehensive GuideDesigning and Conducting Health Surveys is written for students, teachers, researchers, and anyone who conducts health surveys. This third edition of the standard reference in the field draws heavily on the most recent methodological research on survey design and the rich storehouse of insights and implications provided by...